(KZN.RU,
September 18). The United Voting Day was celebrated with concert at the stadium
“Kazan Arena” in the capital of Tatarstan. Kazan citizens, who participated in
voting for deputies to the State Duma of the seventh convocation, gathered at
the site. Ildar Halikov, the Prime Minister of Tatarstan, congratulated the
citizens of the republic for showing activity on behalf of the President of RT.
Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan, also attended the celebration site.
“You have
proved to be active, that each of us - students and those who work in
factories, schools, hospitals - all show care for a republic and wish happiness
to our beloved Tatarstan. I congratulate all of us! Tatarstan is great, united
force, large single family”, addressed the Prime Minister of Tatarstan to the
audience.
The
entertainment program was organized today on the day of elections of deputies
to the State Duma on the ground in front of the stadium “Kazan-Arena”, where
Kazan citizens could pass GTO standards, learn new moves at dance master
classes, watch the performance of the street theater “Kulturny Sdvig” and
participate in the literary yard with an actor Veniamin Smehov.
Best dance
and creative collectives of Russia and Tatarstan were on the main stage of the
“Kazan-Arena” for citizens, starting from 16.00. “Silfred Evaldovich”, “Bolshoi
Kush”, “Miami Dance”, the ethno-lounge project “Tatarsis”, and VIA
“Volga-Volga” took part in the concert.
Pop stars
took to the stage later: the singer Sergei Lazarev and Salavat Fathetdinov,
People's Artist of Tatarstan. Popular Russian singer sang hits such as “La La
La”, “Everytime”, and the song “Only one”, with which he performed at the
Eurovision-2016, as well as other songs. Igor Nikolayev, the famous Soviet and
Russian composer and singer, completed the festive evening.
The
entrance to the concert hall was free with a special bracelet “Ya
progolosoval!”, which everyone could get in the polling stations of the city.
On the Election Day bracelets also could be used as a ticket for public
transport and entrance ticket to the Dinosaur Park.